recaer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
recaer — to relapse
The imperative uses the 'g' stem for formal commands: recae, recaiga, recaigamos, recaed, recaigan.
recaer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Though rare (since you usually don't command someone to relapse), it's used for literary effect or when assigning responsibility (e.g., 'Let the weight fall on...').
Notes on recaer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (recae), but formal forms (usted/ustedes) use the 'g' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Recae sobre él toda la culpa.
Let all the guilt fall upon him.
tú
Recaiga la responsabilidad en quien corresponda.
Let the responsibility fall on whoever is responsible.
Recaed en la cuenta de vuestros actos.
Realize (fall into the account of) your actions.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: recae (for usted)
Correct: recaiga
Why: Formal commands must use the subjunctive-based stem with the 'g'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: recaigo
The present indicative of recaer is mostly regular except for the 'yo' form: recaigo.
Preterite
yo: recaí
The preterite of recaer features spelling changes and accents: recaí, recaíste, recayó, recaímos, recaísteis, recayeron.
Imperfect
yo: recaía
The imperfect of recaer is regular but uses accents on the 'í': recaía, recaías, recaía, recaíamos, recaíais, recaían.
Future
yo: recaeré
The future tense of recaer is regular: recaeré, recaerás, recaerá, recaeremos, recaeréis, recaerán.
Conditional
yo: recaería
The conditional of recaer is regular: recaería, recaerías, recaería, recaeríamos, recaeríais, recaerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: recaiga
The present subjunctive of recaer uses the irregular 'g' stem: recaiga, recaigas, recaiga, recaigamos, recaigáis, recaigan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: recayera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'y' spelling change: recayera, recayeras, recayera, recayéramos, recayerais, recayeran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no recaigas
The negative imperative uses the 'g' stem: no recaigas, no recaiga, no recaigamos, no recaigáis, no recaigan.